Tobacco-pipe.



H. LUTZ.

TOBACCO PIPE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 15. 1908 923,674. I Patentd June 1, 1909.

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HENRY 1.U'1z, 0F DENVER, COLORADO.

TOBACCQ-rPIPE.

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it knownthat I,'=HENRY LUTZ, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residingin the city and county offDenver and State of Colorado, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pi es; and I do declarethe following to 'be a; ll, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon,which;form a part of this specifica tion.

My. invention relates generally to improvements in tobacco ipes, butmore s ecifically to means for c eaning the pipe, w ereby the stem andsmoke passage communicating therewith, may be quickly and easilycleaned. I

Q My improved cleanin device consists of a stem or spine, adapte toenter a passage formed in the bottom of the pipe bowl, and also theopening in the stem of the pipe. The openin in the bowl and the portionof the stem ectly connected therewith, is preferably of considerablesize, or larger than thelpassagein the mouth iece. Hence,

the cleaner is made wider w ere it enters the largeropening, the partwhich enters the mouth piece being relatively small. In order tofacihtate the pi e-cleamng operation, the

passage 'formedin t e bowl of the pipe is open at the rear side of thebowl, and the cleaner is provided with a knob or head exposed at theouter extremity of the said opening, to permit the turning of the spineor cleaning stem for cleanin purposes. This spine is alsoprovided witwhat I term a stripper, consisting of a button or disk having an openingwhich closely fits the larger portion 0 the spine, so that when thespine or cleaner is drawn through, the stripper, the latter will removethe impurities or material which'has been taken out of the pipe by theturning of the s ine. This stripper also protrudes rearwar ly from thepipe bowl, and increases the size of the head of the spine.

Having briefly outlined my im roved construction, I will proceed todescri e the same in detail, reference be' I madeto the accompanyingdrawing, in w ch is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In thisdrawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a ipe equipped withmy'improve? ments. 1g. 2 g is a longitudinal section Specification ofLetters Patent. Applietflomflledlay 1,5,

PatentedJQwQ 1909-- 1908. Serial No. 482,988.

taken through the same, the cleaning spine being shown in elevation, andthe stri 'er in section. Fig. 3 is a view similar to ig. 2 with thecleanin device removed. 4 is a detail view of t e spine. Fig.5 is a viewof the same, looking in the direction of arrow 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is anend view looking in the view in detail of the stripper. Fig. 8 is asection taken on the line 8'8, Fig. 7.

The same reference characters indicate thesame parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate thebowl of the pipe, whose stem portion 6,formed inte-j gral with the bowl, is provided witha passage. 7, whichintersects the bottom of the chamber 8 of the bowl and is 0 en in therear, as shown at 9. The forwar extremity of the passage 7, communicateswith a Ipggssage 10,

ormed in the mouthpiece 12. mouthpiece is fitted into the forwardextremity of the stem, butinay be readily removed, if desired.

The cleaning device comprises a spine or stem 13, and a stripper 14.This sp' e,.as shown in the drawing, consists of a'fla piece ofmaterial, which ma be composed of wood, or any other 'materiasufficiently hard and durable for the purpose. The rear portion 1.5 ofthe spine, or that engaging the passage 7 is wider than the forwardportion '16, which enters the passage 10, of the mouthpiece 12. Thespine '13 is provided with moisture that may accumulate on top of thetion of the passage underneath.

The rear extremity of the spine is grovided with a button or milled head18, w h is secured to the spine in any suitable manner, as by afastening device 19. -Thisbutton mayalso be formed integral with thevided with a narrow opening 20, of sufiiclent size toreceive the part 15of the spine. This stripper normally occu ies a osition on the s ine incontact with t e hea or. button 18.

he button and cleaner both protrude through the openi '9 at therear'side of the Y pipe bowl, whereby othare accessible to-the user ofthe ipe. 'When it is desired to clean the pipe, ,the

sufficient diameter to permit e turning of the flat portion 15 of thespine, while the passage 10 of the stem' is large enough to notches, orrecesses 17, through which the.

spine, if desired. The stripper 14, {is pro-= spine is turned therein.-.The' assage is ,of'

direction of arrow 6, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an end-e;

spine may dropthrough and occupy the porallow the spine part 16, to turntherein. As

these flat parts 15 and 16, fit quite closely in their correspondingpassages, it is evident that as the spine is turned, it will scrape outthe impurities in the passage which the spine the stripper, draws thespine therethrough,

thus scraping'all of the impurities therefrom. The spine is then placedback in the pipe and may be allowed to remain until the next cleaningoperation becomes necessary.

It is evident that in smoking, the smoke will pass along over the top ofthe spine. The spine, when in proper position, com.- pletely cuts offthe forward portion of the space below from the smoke and suction, andmakes it a receptacle for moisture.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A tobacco pi e, having a longitudinal passage formed in t e stemtherein, and communicating with the receptacle in the bowl, one end ofthe said passage being 0 on at the rear of the bowl, a cleaning deviceocated in the said passage and provided with a head or disk protrudingfrom the rear side of the pipe bowl, the cleaner being formed flat andof a width equal, or approximately equal, to the diameter of the passagein which it is located, whereby, as the spine is turned, the impuritiesof the passage will be scraped out, and a stripper plug having a narrowopening of uniform size, extending therethrough, and in which the spinefits closely, substantially as described. 7

2. A tobacco pipe, whose stem is provided with a passage intersectingthe bottom of the tobacco chamber in the bowl, one extremity of the saidassage being open at the rear side of the bowl: a cleaning deviceinserted in the said passage, and provided with a protruding head orbutton, and a stripperplug having a o enin tfiroug narrow opening ofuniform size, extending therethrough, and in which the spine fitsclosely, substantially as described.-

' 3. A tobacco pipe com rising a bowl and a stem, the stem and bondhaving a passage communicating with the chamber of the bowl, the saidpassage being open at the rear side ofthe bowl, a stem or spine insertedin the said passage and protruding therefrom at 'the rear, and astripper plug having a narrow of uniform size extending thereand inwhich the spine fits closely, for the purpose set forth.

4. A tobacco pi e whose stem is provided with a longitudinallly disposedpassage communicating with a receptacle in the pipe bowl, the-saidpassage being 0 en at the rear of the bowl, a stem, or s ine 'ocated inthe said passage and provide with a protruding head, and a stripper plughavin a narrow opening of uniform size exten g there-.

through, and in which the spine fits closely, adjacent the head, for thepurpose set fort 5. A tobacco pipe composed of a head, stem andmouthpiece, the stem proper having a longitudinal passage intersectinthe bottom of the bowl receptacle and eing open at the rear of the bowl,and a stem or spine entering the said passage and also the passage inthe mouthpiece, the two passages eing of different size, a stem or spine1n sorted in the said passages, the arts of the spine entering the twopassages eing of different size, the extremity of the spine or stemprotruding from the passage at the rear of the bowl, and a stripper plughaving a narrow opening of uniform size extending therethrough, and inwhich the spine fits closely, substantially as described.

6. A tobacco pipe whose stem is provided witha passage intersecting thebottom of the bowl'receptacle, and a spine or cleaning stem located inthe said passage and provided with a stripper, for removing theimpurities from the stem as the latter is drawn through the stripper,the latter consisting of a plug hav ing a narrow opening of uniform sizeextending therethrough, and in which the spine fits closely",substantially as described.

7. A tobacco pipe whose stem is provided with a passage intersecting thebottom of the bowl receptacle and having its rear extremity open, and as ine or stem having a flat )ortion entering t e said passage, thelatter being cylindrical, the width of the s ine where it enters thesaid passage being 0 the same diameter, or approximately the samediameter, as the passage, the rea'r extremity of the spine beingprovided with an exposed head to facilitate the operation of the spine,and a stripper plug having a narrow o enin of uniform size extendingtherethroug 1, an in which the spine fits closely, for the purpose setforth.

8. The combination with a tobacco pipe,

of a spine which separates the smoke passage vided With a removablespine inserted in the smoke passageand forming a partition (lividing thepassage into upper and lower compartments, the spine being provided witho enings to permit the moisture to pass from t e upper to the lowercompartment, substantia 1y as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY LUTZ. Witnesses:

ALODIA 'HUTOHISON, DAISY F. HUGHES.

